“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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Latest Posts

  • On the Road and a Boy’s Alive Online Event

    Greetings everyone ! We're on the road again. This time we've been hitting the sights of the North Eastern United States. In our minds there is nothing better than a road trip.    While we're away I did want to… Continue reading

  • A Bright Light Remembered

    In the past I've mentioned a woman who has inspired me to think about how each and every one of us can contribute. About a year and a half ago I planted 75 trees, 15 trees for each of my… Continue reading

  • Where Women Dance, Greek Fest Knoxville 2011

    This past weekend was the annual Greek Fest in Knoxville.  It is one of our favorite weekends of the year. We gather to eat, talk, listen to our favorite music but the most important thing we do is dance. After… Continue reading

  • The Starlight Lantern

    I'd like to wish everyone a very happy St. Michaelmas Day. We love dragons in this family or I should confess that I love dragons in this family. I've always wanted to own one, especially one that flies. Oh how… Continue reading

  • Blogher Handmade and The Creative Connection

      After four and half years of blogging, countless comments and emails, and a few hundred memories shared, it was time to finally meet a bevy of my blogging friends. There was no better place to do that than in… Continue reading

  • Thank You Blogher and The Creative Connection

    It's been an incredible weekend in St. Paul. I promise some more details tomorrow, but for the moment I hope this slideshow suffices. Many thanks to everyone who put on this event. It was so well done and I felt… Continue reading

  • This Moment

    {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.   Continue reading

  • Blogher The Creative Connection

      Greetings everyone,  I'm in St. Paul Minnesota for the rest of the week and weekend enjoying my time at The Creative Connection put on by Blogher. I'm looking so forward to meeting so many of the bloggers I've come… Continue reading

  • The Stick Fort

    Late on a summer afternoon, after exhausting his mother, Little "O" summoned the help of a new partner to hack and tie together the stick fort. I loved listening to their conversations about stick length and fort dimensions,    Stacking… Continue reading

  • The Hacket

    I woke up Saturday to a changing season. The air was cool and smelled of the damp cool earth. The insect chatter is quickly twindling, and the encroaching feeling of needing to be surrounded by wool is descending upon me.… Continue reading

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